The defense also stopped the Giants on a fourth-and-goal play from the 2-yard line and forced them to kick a field after they had a first-and-goal from the 1-yard line.
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Jerry Reese, New York Giants general manager, summons Eli Manning, New York Giants quarterback, into his office every summer to share ideas on the 16 regular-season games to come. They are off to a 2-0 for the first time since 2009 and are on top of the NFC East giving them a great start point for the rest of the season.
In a complete contrast to last year’s offensive showcase between the New York Giants and New Orleans Saints, this year the Giants were able to contain the Saints high-octane offense as they secured a 16-13 victory in week 2.
Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. took it a step further. “To make the game-winning catch a week ago and today to make a pretty decisive catch on the sideline to seal the game, I couldn’t draw it up any other way. We had the opportunity to sustain some drives and get some big plays that we weren’t able to capitalize on, would have gotten us some more points we might have gotten some more points, but I don’t think we were expecting to come here scoring 52”.
The rookie second-round draft pick built on his Week One performance to catch eight passes for 117 yards. Of course, this revamped Giants defense isn’t likely to continue to get shut out in the turnover wars. The biggest play occurred in the 4th quarter on a 3rd and 8 for the Giants.
The Saints highlight of the day might be the goal line stand they made midway through the fourth quarter. Brees joined the Saints in 2006 and threw for 48,555 yards and 348 touchdown passes over the past 10 years – the most of any quarterback in any 10-year span, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Eli Manning hit Victor Cruz for a 34-yard pass on third down that set up Josh Brown’s game winning field goal.
A year after losing a shootout in New Orleans in which the teams combined for 101 points, the Giants repeatedly shot themselves in the foot offensively. Beatty, the former starting left tackle who was signed on August 31, was inactive the first two games. Wil Lutz drilled a 45-yard field goal to tie the score at 13 with 2:54 to play. Well, he didn’t actually start but he played 59 of 62 defensive snaps (95 percent) while Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie saw his playing time dip all the way to 63 percent (39 of 62). “That guy’s a Hall of Famer”.
It was the first time the Giants have returned a blocked field goal for a touchdown since 2008. Coincidentally, Gene Steratore was also the referee in that game. Saints OT Zack Strief suffered a chest injury in the third quarter. Recently signed Sterling Moore and reserves DeVante Harris and Ken Crawley finished the game. Cruz had the most damaging fumble, getting stripped from behind at the end of a 40-yard gain deep into Saints territory. He passed Drew Bledsoe for 10 on the NFL’s all-time passing yards list.
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VICTOR: The chants of “Cruzzz” greeted Cruz in his first game at MetLife Stadium since 2014.
